Public Doubting Administration’s Story On Returned Soldier

It was recently announced that an American soldier who had been captured by enemy forces in Afghanistan back in June of 2009 is finally being released. In exchange for 5 Guantanamo Bay detainees, the American, Bowe Bergdahl, is finally coming home.

The story currently stands that Bowe had been captured after he “wandered off,” and now, after 5 long years and a lot of hard work on the government’s part, he is finally on his way back. Some however don’t believe what the administration is saying, and another large portion believes that the way in which we’re getting him home was unlawful.

Mohammad Fazl, the Taliban’s former deputy defense minister, believed to be connected with mass killings of Shiites prior to the U.S. invasion of the country.

Mullah Norullah Noori, former Taliban governor of the Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.

Mohammed Nabi, a member of the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.

Khairullah Khairkhwa, former Taliban governor of the Herat province.

Abdul Haq Wasiq, former Taliban deputy minister of intelligence.

Seeing how America has a strict policy in that we do not negotiate with terrorists, it’s unclear how this deal ever came about. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers noted, “I am pleased that Sergeant Bergdahl is free and will be returning to his family in the United States. I am extremely troubled, however, that the United States negotiated with terrorists and agreed to swap five senior Taliban leaders who are responsible for the deaths of many Americans. This fundamental shift in US policy signals to terrorists around the world a greater incentive to take US hostages.”

Furthermore, a soldier claiming to have worked with Bowe states that the government’s account of what happened that day, isn’t entirely accurate. According to the man only going by “c”: